The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower is a top-down game about a warrior sent by a king to climb a demon tower, defeat the demon king and save the princess. The tower is trapped at the end of time in a cycle of killing and exploration, and the story holds more than the warrior first expects. You explore its changing maze, collect items, uncover mysteries, destroy monsters and dig for buried treasure.

Explore the tower

You drive a chariot through dark, dangerous towers and explore each layer, solving puzzles and searching for items that strengthen your character. Areas are procedurally generated, with no possibility of repetition. There is no fixed route or linear progression, so you can explore the tower's unknown corners in your own way. Dungeon-style encounters bring unexpected events and close combat similar to The Binding of Isaac.

Fight with bombs and a pistol

As a warrior, you plant bombs to destroy monsters and clear obstacles. Gold collected in the tower lets you strengthen your bombs, give them special properties or even change their explosion mechanics. Bombs retain the classic attributes of blast distance and the number you can place at once.

You also carry a ghost pistol that can kill alien monsters. While you use bombs against the tower's real-world monsters, aliens attack from all sides; killing them gradually restores lost health. Combat has no numerical damage system: monsters die immediately when hit, though some special monsters may trigger special effects. With quick movement, you can make your way through without relying on item bonuses.

A shifting view

The game uses 3D graphics in a dark style, viewed from above. Its camera follows your character and rotates to suit your movement.